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Trump’s announcement comes closely on the heels of “investigations” under one of the most opaque provisions of US law.
On March 8, US president Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminium, on the reasoning …

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is headed north of the border for three days next week.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Monday afternoon that Holcomb will spend Monday through Wednesday in Canada on a trade mission.
During the trip, Holcomb …

The Canadian dollar has started the week with slight gains in the Monday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3062, down 0.27% on the day. It’s a quiet start to the week, with no US or Canadian releases on the schedule. On Tuesday, Canada …

OTTAWA—More than 125,000 people have signed a petition asking Canada to put a stop to the sale of all elephant ivory.
Tessa Vanderkop, director of strategic relations and advocacy for Vancouver-based Elephanatics, says when the petition was launched last …

The Canadian dollar has started the week with slight gains in the Monday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3062, down 0.27% on the day. It’s a quiet start to the week, with no US or Canadian releases on the schedule. On Tuesday, Canada …

Professional hitmen, deadly bullets to the head, mayhem, enormous crowds marching in anger, a government in meltdown, and behind it all, apparently, the 'Ndrangheta, the ferocious Calabrian mafia.
But this is not Italy. This is little Slovakia, a …

The gender wage gaps have persisted or widened on account of trade liberalization. Photo: iStock
With rising protectionism and a looming tariff war, multilateral and bilateral trade agreements are under threat. Their rules-based arrangements must be …

There is no single, undisputed figure describing the balance of trade between the United States and Canada. Even within the U.S. government itself, different departments using different methodologies routinely come up with different numbers.
That said, no …

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The world’s financial leaders sought on Monday to endorse free trade amid concerns over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium, while the United States said it could not sacrifice its national interests to make the system work.
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The world’s financial leaders sought on Monday to endorse free trade amid concerns over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium, while the United States said it could not sacrifice its national interests to make the system work.
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WASHINGTON — By justifying tariffs on steel and aluminum in the name of national security, President Donald Trump has threatened the global trading order.
For decades that order has been underpinned by the World Trade Organization, whose 164 member-states …

Thai customs officials display seized ivory during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Jan. 12, 2018.
Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo
OTTAWA — More than 125,000 people have signed a petition asking Canada to put a stop to the sale of all elephant …

OTTAWA - More than 125,000 people have signed a petition asking Canada to put a stop to the sale of all elephant ivory.
Tessa Vanderkop, director of strategic relations and advocacy for Vancouver-based Elephanatics, says when the petition was launched …

On the evening of 30 January 1948, five months after the independence and partition of India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was walking to a prayer meeting at his temporary home in New Delhi when he was shot three times, at point-blank range. He collapsed …

By Andrew Mayeda and Bryce Baschuk | Bloomberg By Andrew Mayeda and Bryce Baschuk | Bloomberg March 14 at 7:41 AM President Donald Trump has made good on his promise by imposing tariffs of 25 percent and 10 percent, respectively, on steel and aluminum …

A welder fabricates a steel structure at an iron works facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, March 5, 2018. President Donald Trump insisted Monday that he's "not backing down" on his plan to impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum …

Mitsui High-tec (Canada) Inc. plans to buy more city-owned land to accommodate expansion plans.
The company, based in Japan, has made an offer to purchase 7.3 hectares (18 acres) at 70 Fen Ridge Crt., adjacent to its plant at 60 Fen Ridge which provides …

By Mahdi Amirisefat
US President Donald Trump has just officially announced steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Back in March, the US President asserted that trade wars are easy to win tweeting, "when a country (USA) is losing many billions …

Fearing the reprieve Canadian steel producers have been given is only temporary, MP Tracey Ramsey (NDP — Essex) is calling for an emergency debate Monday night (March 19) in the House of Commons to address potential tariffs on steel and aluminum exports …

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As part of its commitment to support financial inclusion, the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) conducts an annual Financial Access Survey (FAS).
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Increased market demand and new leasing model continue to generate significant sales growth
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NEW YORK, March 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Link Motion Inc. (NYSE:LKM) (formerly known as NQ Mobile Inc. and traded on NYSE as NQ) who purchased …

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